Description
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1st SPECIAL OPERATIONS MAINTENANCE SQUADRON (AFSOC)
Lineage. Constituted as 16 Mobile Reclamation & Repair Squadron on 25 Oct 1943. Activated on 1 Nov 1943. Redesignated as 16 Mobile Reclamation & Repair Squadron, Heavy, on 17 Jul 1944. Inactivated on 21 Nov 1945. Disbanded on 8 Oct 1948. Reconstituted, and redesignated as 16 Aircraft Generation Squadron on 31 Jul 1985. Activated on 1 Oct 1995. Redesignated as 16 Aircraft Maintenance Squadron on 1 Oct 2002; 1 Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron on 16 Nov 2006.
Assignments. VIII Air Force Service Command, 1 Nov 1943 (attached to VIII Air Technical Service Command [Provisional] 20 Jul-12 Aug 1945); 3 Air Division, 12 Aug-21 Nov 1945. 16 Logistics (later, 16 Maintenance; 1 Special Operations Maintenance) Group, 1 Oct 1995-.
Stations. Wattisham, England, 31 Dec 1943; Hitcham, England, 1 May 1944-21 Nov 1945. Hurlburt Field, FL, 1 Oct 1995-.
Operations. Supports the generation of safe, reliable, combat capable aircraft and equipment through Eight flights comprised of: Accessories Flight; Centralized Repair Facility (CRF) Flight; Maintenance Flight; Fabrication Flight; Armament Flight; Aerospace Ground Equipment Flight; Programs Flight manned by more than 650 active duty, civilian, and contractor personnel providing organizational and intermediate-level repair capability for a variety of special mission platforms including the AC-130J, AC-130U, MC-130H Combat Talon II, and CV-22B aircraft.
Service Streamers. World War II European-African-Middle Eastern Theater.
Campaign Streamers. None.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards with Combat “V” Device: 1 Jun 1997-31 May 1999; 1 Jul 2003 – 30 Jun 2005; 1 Jul 2005-30 Jun 2006; 1 Jul 2006-30 Jun 2007. Meritorious Unit Awards: 1 Jul 2007-30 Jun 2009; 1 Oct 2009-30 Sep 2011; 1 Oct 2011-30 Sep 2013; 1 Oct 2013-30 Sep 2015. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Jul 1999-30 Jun 2001; 1 Jul 2001-30 Jun 2003; 1 Jul 2004 – 1 Jun 2006.
Emblem. Approved on 11 Jul 1996.